Adjustable funnel-holder



(No Model.) J. R. & J. S. JOHNSON.

ADJUSTABLE FUNNEL HOLDER.

Patented Nov. 28, 1882.

INVENTOR BY J? ATTURNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. JOHNSON, or SMYRNA, AND JAMES s. JOHNSON, OE MOORE- FIELD,

OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,239, dated November28, 1882.

Application filed April 6, 18853.

(No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN R. JOHNSON, ofSmyrna, in the county of Harrison and State ofOhio, and JAMES S.JOHNSON, ot'Moorefield, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in AdjustableFunnel-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

RBIBI'HIUB is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding p lItS in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectionalside elevation of the same, taken through the line x m, Fig. 3. Fig. 3is a sectional plan view of the same, taken through the line 3 y,Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the funnelsocket, arm, and arm-holder.

The object of this invention is to promote convenience in filling sacks,bags, and other packages of dilferent sizes; and to this end it consistsin a novel construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

A represents a platform of any convenient size, and which may be mountedupon wheels or rollers, if desired.

To the rear end of the platform A, or to an upright casing, B, attachedto the said rear end, is secured an upright bar or plate, 0, whichdivides the casing B into two compartments.

In the space between the forward wall of the casing B and the upright Ois placed a rising and falling block, D, to which is attached an arm, E,which projects through a vertical slot, B, in the front side of thecasing B, and has a socket or frame, F, formed upon or attached to itsouter end, to receive and hold the funnel or hopper G. The socket F mayhe made square to receive a square hopper or funnel G, as shown in Figs.1, 2, and 3, or it may be made round, as shown in Fig. 4, to

receive a round funnel or hopper. The arm E can be permanently attachedto the armholder D, as shown in Fig. 2; or the said arm may be curved orarched and its inner end inserted in keepers attached to the arm-holderD, as shown in Fig. 4. The latter construction allows the arm E to bereadily detached for convenience in transportation.

To the upper end of the arm-holder D is atsaid shaft J is revolved towind the cord H upon the shaft J, and thus raise the holder 1) and itsarm and socket E F. As the crank K is turned in the other direction theholder D,

.the arm E, and the socket F descend by their own weight. To thecrank-shaftJ is attached a ratchet-wheel, L, the teeth of which engage apawl, M, pivoted to the casing B, to support thearm'holder D in anyposition into which it may be adjusted. With this construction, byturning the crank K the holder D, the arm E, and the socket F can beeasily raised and lowered to adjust the funnel or hopper G into sucha-position as the height of the packages to be filled may require.

Our improvement may be made small to adapt it for use by druggists,grocers, and others in filling small packages, or of large size to adaptit for use by farmers and others for filling grain-sacks and other largepackages.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. 'In'a funnel-holder, the combination, withthe vertically-slotted casing B, of the block D,sliding in waysinthesaid casing, the arm E, secured to the said block and projectingthrough the slot of the casing, and provided with the funnel socket orring F on its outer end, and means, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, for raising said block, as set forth.

2. In a funnel-holder, the combination, with the casing B, divided intotwo compartments by the upright bar O, and provided with the verticalslot B, of the sliding block D, the funnel-socket arm E, the rOpeH, thepulley I, the shaft J, the ratchet L, and pawl M, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

JOHN RUFUS JOHNSON. JAMES S. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

MILTON HARVEY, THEODORE MARIAN STINE.

